Systems, methods, and apparatuses for implementing a center-pin housing-free reel with variable resistance braking and a casting pivot upon a transaxial plane

A fishing rod and reel system, comprising:

• a fishing rod;
• a fishing reel assembly;
• and
• wherein the fishing reel assembly comprises:
• a rotatable mount having a mount segment which is to affix the fishing reel assembly with a mount receiver of a fishing rod and a rotating segment, wherein the rotating segment pivots upon an axis separate from the mount segment;
• a structural brace affixed to the rotating segment of the rotatable mount;
• a centerpin mount affixed to the structural brace at a first end of the centerpin;
• a reel mounted upon the centerpin and affixed to the centerpin via a fastener secured to a second end of the centerpin, wherein the reel is to rotate upon the centerpin between the structural brace and the fastener;
• a variable resistance braking assembly affixed to the rotating segment of the rotatable mount, wherein the variable resistance braking assembly is to pivot with the reel, wherein the variable resistance braking assembly includes at least (i) a lever, (ii) a spring, and (iii) a resistance contact point oriented at a portion of the lever which makes physical contact with the reel;
• and
• wherein the spring has a preload to pull the resistance contact point of the lever into the reel and further wherein braking force of the variable resistance braking assembly is increased when the lever is pressed into the reel and decreased or negated when the variable resistance braking assembly is retracted from the reel.

A method of operating a fishing rod and reel system, wherein the method comprises:

• casting a fishing fly attached to fishing line from the fishing rod of the fishing rod and reel system without spinning the reel of the fishing rod and reel system;
• wherein the fishing rod and reel system comprises:
• the fishing rod and the reel within a fishing reel assembly, the fishing reel assembly comprising:
• a rotatable mount having a mount segment which is to affix the fishing reel assembly with a mount receiver of a fishing rod and a rotating segment, wherein the rotating segment pivots upon an axis separate from the mount segment, a structural brace affixed to the rotating segment of the rotatable mount, a centerpin mount affixed to the structural brace at a first end of the centerpin, the reel mounted upon the centerpin and affixed to the centerpin via a fastener secured to a second end of the centerpin, wherein the reel is to rotate upon the centerpin between the structural brace and the fastener, the fishing line at least partially spooled upon the reel, a variable resistance braking assembly affixed to the rotating segment of the rotatable mount, wherein the variable resistance braking assembly is to pivot with the reel, wherein the variable resistance braking assembly includes at least (i) a lever, (ii) a spring, and (iii) a resistance contact point oriented at a portion of the lever which makes physical contact with the reel, and wherein the spring has a preload to pull the resistance contact point of the lever into the reel and further wherein braking force of the variable resistance braking assembly is increased when the lever is pressed into the reel and decreased or negated when the variable resistance braking assembly is retracted from the reel;
• and
• wherein the casting comprises at least:
• pivoting the reel from an original position having the fishing rod and the reel in parallel to a pivoted position having the fishing rod and the reel perpendicular to each other;
• and
• casting the fishing fly attached to the fishing line from the fishing rod by despoiling the fishing line over a front facing rim of the reel without spinning the reel.